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• Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbookp. 6-6
  LANDING › GLASSY WATER LANDING

  Another technique is to make the final approach over land, crossing the shoreline at the lowest possible safe altitude so that a reliable height reference is maintained to within a few feet of the water surface. When adequate visual references ... available, make glassy water landings by establishing a stable descent in the landing attitude at a rate that will provide a positive, but not excessive, contact with the water. Recognize the need for this type of landing in ample time…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-22
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Short-Field Approach and Landing

  After the landing gear has been extended, if applicable, or when beginning a suitable final approach, the pilot simultaneously adjusts the power and the pitch attitude to establish and maintain the proper descent angle and airspeed. During a stabilized approach ... small changes in the airplane’s pitch attitude and power setting are needed when making corrections to the angle of descent and airspeed. The short-field approach and landing is an accuracy approach to an aiming point. The procedures previously…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-30
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Faulty Approaches and Landings › High Final Approach

  safely completed, it is advisable to execute an immediate go-around. Figure 9-30. Right and wrong methods of correction for low final approach. High Final Approach When the final approach is too high, the pilot may lower the flaps ... required. Further reduction in power may be necessary, while lowering the nose simultaneously to maintain approach airspeed and steepen the approach path. [Figure 9-31] Alternatively, the pilot could use a forward slip to increase the descent angle and rate…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-3
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Final Approach

  manufacturer's recommended airspeed or 1.3 VSO if there is no manufacturer's recommendation. As the pitch attitude and airspeed stabilize, the airplane is re-trimmed to relieve any control pressure. The descent angle is controlled throughout the approach ... that the airplane lands in the center of the first third of the runway. The descent angle is affected by all four fundamental forces that act on an airplane (lift, drag, thrust, and weight). If all the forces are balanced…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-8
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Round Out (Flare)

  Round Out (Flare) The round out is a slow, smooth transition from a normal approach attitude to a landing attitude, gradually rounding out the flightpath to one that is parallel to and a few inches above the runway. When ... airplane approaches 10 to 20 feet above the ground in a normal descent, the round out or flare is started. Back-elevator pressure is gradually applied to slowly increase the pitch attitude and AOA. [Figure…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 16-22
  Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Jet Engine Landing › Approach Speed

  There are strong relationships between trim, speed, and power in most jet airplanes, and it is important to stabilize the speed in order to minimize those other variables. ⦁ The optimum descent rate is dependent upon ground speed. A rule ... multiply half of ground speed by 10. For example, a 130-knot ground speed should result in a (65 times 10) 650 feet per minute descent rate. Typical descent rates fall between 500 and 700 feet per minute. An excessive…